The Passionate Friends (1949)
Synopsis: Mary Justin (Ann Todd, The Sound Barrier) is content with her marriage to rich financier Howard Justin (Claude Rains, Mr. Skeffington). Mary has everything that she ever wanted; money, stability […]
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Star Trek (The Original Series): The Man Trap (S01: E01)
Synopsis: Stardate 1513.1. The Enterprise is scheduled to conduct medical exams on archaeologist Robert Crater (Alfred Ryder, The Stone Killer) and his wife Nancy (Jeanne Bal, TV’s Company of Killers), who […]
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Synopsis: Battling brothers Danny (Jonah Bobo, Crazy, Stupid, Love) and Walter (Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games) have been at each other’s throats since the divorce of their parents. While spending […]
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Synopsis: A notorious ex-con, Roy “Mad Dog” Earl (Jack Palance, Shane and City Slickers), wants to do one last job before retiring for good. Earl comes up with a plan to rob […]
Star Trek (The Original Series): The Cage (Unaired Pilot)
Synopsis: UFP’s (United Federation of Planets) spaceship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter, The Searchers), answers a distress call from the mysterious planet Talos IV. Once on […]
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera, Superbad), the geeky guitar player of a struggling rock band, finally meets the girl of his dreams. However, before he can date her, Pilgrim must […]
Soldier Blue (1970)
Synopsis: In 1864, soldiers transporting a chest filled with money are attacked by the Cheyenne. Only two people survive: a naive soldier (Peter Strauss, The Jericho Mile) and a white […]
Parachute Jumper (1933)
Synopsis: Bill (Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sinbad The Sailor) and Toodles (Frank McHugh, The Front Page) are penniless ex-Marines looking for employment in the Big Apple. The unemployed men meet an […]
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Synopsis: In a futuristic society, a nasty cross-country car race is one of the most watched sporting events. “Frankenstein” (David Carradine, Bound for Glory), a grotesquely scarred racer, is a […]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Synopsis: Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp, Shocker), the original scream queen, is now a psychiatrist whose specialty — surprise, surprise — is abnormal dream behavior. Nancy accepts a position at the […]
Turkey Shoot (1982)
Synopsis: In the near future, a totalitarian society has created prison camps to modify the behavior of the unruly population. Three prisoners (Steve Railsback, The Stunt Man, Olivia Hussey, Romeo and […]
The Chaser (2008, aka Chugyeogja)
Synopsis: A disgraced former police detective (Yun-seok Kim, Tazza: The High Rollers) starts a second career as a pimp. Business is booming until his “working girls” begin vanishing without a […]
The Secret Heart (1946)
Synopsis: June Allyson (Good News) plays Penny Adams, a disturbed young woman whose obsession with her dead father is driving family members crazy. On the advice of Penny’s psychiatrist (Lionel Barrymore, […]
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Synopsis: Bad boy Tom Connors, played by Spencer Tracy (Boys Town), arrives at Sing Sing Correctional Facility with delusions of grandeur. The sympathetic warden (Arthur Byron, The Mummy) tries to help […]
Peter Pan (2003)
Synopsis: In Edwardian England, Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) and her younger brothers befriend a flying boy, Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter, Frailty), who takes them to […]
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Synopsis: Lyle Swann (Fred Ward, Remo Williams) is a champion road racer who is accidentally sent 100 years back into the past by a time-travel machine. Reaction & Thoughts: “If […]
Thief of Hearts (1984)
Synopsis: A professional burglar (Steven Bauer, Primal Fear) who robs upper class houses accidentally steals a married woman’s (Barbara Williams, Watchers) secret diary. After reading the diary, the thief becomes […]
Three on a Match (1932)
Three childhood friends face life’s ups and downs. The aloof Vivian (Ann Dvorak, Scarface) marries a wealthy lawyer (Warren William, The Wolfman), but she doesn’t like being a socialite. Party […]
Oliver Twist (1948)
Synopsis: Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies, The Rocking Horse Winner) is an orphan who is “sold” to a funeral home where he is constantly mistreated. Tired of being abused, little […]
Quintet (1979)
Synopsis: In a dystopian world, the last survivors of an Ice Age try to stay alive. Seal hunter, Essex (Paul Newman, The Verdict), and his wife, Vivia (Brigitte Fossey, Forbidden […]
Sunset (1988)
Synopsis: Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner, Victor/Victoria) arrives in Hollywood, circa 1929, to supervise a movie about his life. Earp quickly establishes a friendship with the star of the […]
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Synopsis: Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess, Broken Blossoms), a son of poor cotton farmers, aspires to go to college and his dream comes true when rich plantation owner Mr. Norwood (Berton […]
Great Expectations (1946)
Synopsis: A poor country boy named “Pip” (John Mills, Ryan’s Daughter) becomes a gentleman with the help of a mysterious benefactor (Finlay Currie, Ivanhoe). However, money and social status don’t […]
Diary of A Movie Maniac 